Re-enactment of the Pearl Bryan murder, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, circa 1896
| Description: |
This photo is a re-enactment at the site of the notorious murder and decapitation of Pearl Bryan 1896. Pearl Bryan (circa 1874-1896), a young pregnant woman from Greencastle, Indiana, was found headless in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Her head was never found, but she was eventually identified by her shoes that bore a label from a Greencastle shoe store. Her boyfriend and an accomplice were hanged for the murder.One web site identifies that as a crime scene photo of Pearl after she had been moved by the coroner, but the neck indicates that this was a reenactment. |
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| Origin: | 1896, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/3E83EA04-9F7E-4B83-8702-981411111735 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky, United States |
| Subjects: |
Trusty Auction Service/Shawnna Trusty Collection Decapitations Death Homicides Forensic photographs |
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